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Thread: Road going cars Vs Touring cars
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5th June 2008, 11:20 #21
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If there was a 4WD version of your model in the range, you could use it. Either as 4WD or with the drive to the front wheels disconnected and it became a RWD car. Vauxhall tried this first in 1990 with a second Cavalier. It was said to be "the best balanced racing car I've ever driven" by either Chris Hodgetts or John Cleland, I can't remember, but it lacked power among other things.
Ford didn't enter until midway through 1993 because they had to redesign the car as a front wheel drive one. They found they lost too much power when sending it to the rear wheels, as well as increased weight which would have made it uncompetitive. However in 1995, the German works Mondeo team did run full 4WD cars, but they never really had any success. Charlie Cox had a 4WD hatchback built when he recovered from his accident, but I can't remember if they ever ran it in 4WD form or just FWD.You lot still here?!
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5th June 2008, 11:32 #22
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Originally Posted by Iain
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5th June 2008, 12:31 #23
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How on earth do you think that a 2 litre Leon could beat a v6 Vectra around a track. There is a video on youtube somewhere where Gio knocks the socks off Turkington in a Beemer in the v6 Vectra.
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5th June 2008, 13:40 #24
Years back (the 3 team season I think) the BBC did a thing using a BTCC Mondeo, a road going mondeo and a Fiesta (???) around Donnington. Each car set off at 20 second (or whatever) intervals with the small car first, then the road car, then the touring car. Needless to say the touring car still walked it.
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5th June 2008, 16:28 #25
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Originally Posted by Mr Jan YeoYou lot still here?!
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5th June 2008, 17:38 #26
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Originally Posted by VX_Rules
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5th June 2008, 18:11 #27
Vectra vs. 320(?)
Lacetti vs. Full on WTCC 320si
(Holbon's images)
Strange looking cars, being in full livery yet so high off the ground!
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5th June 2008, 18:15 #28
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More photos in this set;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1919366...7603908953012/
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5th June 2008, 22:05 #29
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Fabrizio went round Thruxton quicker in his VXR Vectra than his race car, something to do with more bhp in road car than race car, this was last year by the way.
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5th June 2008, 22:30 #30
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Although Gio now has an Antara not a Vectra :P
But Tom has an Astra VXR and im sure that would be just as up to the match.Drivers’01,’02,’03,’04,’07,’08
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